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View From the Center – Evolving Ideas

View from the center – Evolving ideas

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We discussed a brief recap of Belfast Area Task Force on Substance Abuse, a group that met in 2004 and 2005 and delivered a report and recommendations to the Belfast City Council in June 2005. At that time … Some of the statistics were surprising. In …
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MediciNova Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Results

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Local Groups Work to Address Area's Substance Abuse Issues

Local groups work to address area's substance abuse issues

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From police and doctors to schools and families, many throughout Northern Kentucky are impacted by an increasing number local residents struggling with addiction. With heroin-related incidents and drug overdose deaths on the rise, several groups are …
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Bill aims to tighten restrictions on painkiller hydrocodone

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Taking aim at "America's most abused narcotic," congressional lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday that would place tighter restrictions on the painkiller hydrocodone, which is a key contributor to the nation's prescription drug death epidemic …
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10 Arrested in Major So. Calif. Pot Growing Ring

10 arrested in major So. Calif. pot growing ring

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Authorities have arrested 10 people for their alleged roles in a drug conspiracy that involved marijuana grow houses across Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The U.S. Attorney's Office says the arrests Wednesday were part of a … If …
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DPH offers tips on fighting teen drug abuse

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Lindsay Lohan Chooses Rehab Over Jail Time

Lindsay Lohan Chooses Rehab Over Jail Time

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Lindsay Lohan Chooses Rehab Over Jail Time. Despite all of the times in which troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has said that she does NOT need rehab because she doesn't have a drug addiction problem, when it's put on the table to avoid jail time, she …
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The End of China's Extra-Legal Gulag?

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Greenwood Students Make Drug-Free DARE Pledge

Greenwood students make drug-free DARE pledge

Filed under: drug abuse resistance education

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) is an international education program founded by former Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl F. Gates that seeks to prevent use of controlled drugs, membership in gangs, and violent behavior. Students who enter the …
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DARE role models selected from Prentice Middle School

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MusiCares Tribute to Springsteen Shows Artists' Unique Take on His Music

MusiCares tribute to Springsteen shows artists' unique take on his music

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Last night's MusiCares Person of the year Tribute to Bruce Springsteen in Los Angeles attracted a legendary phalanx of famed musicians that paid tribute to the New Jersey native. With live performances of songs from his vast calalogue, …. I think …
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